Walton mayor arrested, jailed four days after taking office

7:33 PM,
Nov. 16, 2012

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Phil Trzop, who was sworn in as mayor of this tranquil little town just four days ago, has been arrested and jailed for an alleged abuse of public trust.

Trzop (pronounced Ter'-zop), 62, also works as the general manager of the Boone County Water District, and his arrest was related to that position. He was charged after he confessed to holding cash from scrapped metal in his house.

"We received a complaint he was mismanaging funds," said Boone County Sheriff's Office spokesman Tom Scheben. ...